View XML QR Code

Oral history interview with Enid Hammer, 2012

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hammer, Enid, 1925-1996
Title
Oral history interview with Enid Hammer
Dates
2012 (inclusive)
Quantity
.07 cubic feet (1 cd and 1 transcript)
Collection Number
5771 (Accession No. 5771-001)
Summary
Oral history interview with a woman who worked in quilt manufacturing
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users

Request at UW

Languages
English
Return to Top

Biographical Note

Enid Ruth Hammer (1925-1996) was born in North Adams, Massachusetts. Hammer grew up in Albany, New York and attended Ithaca College. She moved to Seattle in 1948 with her husband Leonard where he worked at Seattle Quilt Manufacturing.

Return to Top

Content Description

Oral history interview conducted by Nancy Blase on January 7, 2012. Hammer discusses her family history, her life in the Jewish community in Seattle, and the history of the companies Seattle Quilt Manufacturing and Alaska Copper and Brass. Other names mentioned include: Olan Matheson, Jack Miller, Charles Miller, Morris Miller, Morris Rosen, Rabbi Rafael Levine.

Return to Top

Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Return to Top

Administrative Information

Processing Note

Photographs in this collection were transferred to Visual Materials collection VM 650, the Jewish History Project archive.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Enid Hammer, January 7, 2012

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Enid Hammer, 1925-1996--Interviews

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
Loading...
Loading...